GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| evenhanded | fair |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |